Mabe WI recently celebrated their 100th birthday, with a celebration lunch held at the Penmorvah Manor Hotel, near Falmouth.  Well done on 100 years, Mabe WI!

Three members of our team who were working in the WI marquee at the Royal Cornwall Show have tested positive for Covid. If you were a steward or a tea helper, please take a lateral flow test. If you know of a steward or tea helper from your WI who might not have access to […]

What do you do when the Jubilee festivities have passed? Well, Pensilva WI knew what to do: Have another Jubilee party, of course! Everybody dressed in their best ‘garden party’ outfits, and the fascinators came out of hibernation. A rousing rendition of the National Anthem kicked off proceedings, followed by the usual WI feast. A […]

While many of us were at the Royal Cornwall Show, WI Adviser Liz Anderson led a group of Cornwall delegates to the NFWI Annual Meeting in Liverpool. As it was a hybrid meeting, some chose to attend the meeting virtually, but all delegates – whether attending in person or virtually – cast votes on behalf […]

After three long years, we finally returned to our fabulous WI Marquee at the Royal Cornwall Show. Aside from a rainy Thursday, we had great weather and welcomed so many people to our marquee. It was a very busy time! We’d like to thank all of you who helped volunteer and steward for us, as […]

The winners of our competitions at this year’s Royal Cornwall Show are as follows:   The Royal Cornwall Show Cup Competition on the theme of ‘A Family Celebration’ 1st place – Illogan WI 2nd place – Wilcove WI 3rd place – Boscastle WI The Rosemary Slee Award for Best Cookery – Su Hillman and Carol […]

Here are just some of the fantastic pictures we’ve been sent by WIs all over Cornwall, showing us the wonderful ways they celebrated the Platinum Jubilee.

The Royal Cornwall Show may not open officially until Thursday, but our Exhibitions team have already been hard at work! Here they are making sure our massive WI marquee is looking its absolute best, ready for members of the public later in the week.    

Please note that our CFWI office at Chy Noweth an Conteth will be closed on Thursday 9 June 2022 as it will be all hands on deck at the Royal Cornwall Show! We will re-open as normal on Monday 13 June. Please do pop in and see us in the WI Marquee on the Showgrounds!

Some of you who were not able to attend the Jubilee Banner Parade and Service in Truro yesterday have asked to see a copy of the service programme. You can see it here, but please excuse the crumpled paper! Because it is very difficult to hold both a programme and a banner, it was folded […]